Budding chefs demonstrated their skills in the kitchen at Shaftesbury School, hoping to progress in the Rotary Young Chef competition.

Six competitors took part in the relaunched Rotary Young Chef competition at Shaftesbury School on 26 January. There were four entrants in the Senior Competition and two in the Intermediate/Junior competition.

The entrants had to prepare two courses in 90 minutes, and were judged on a range of criteria including planning, the health aspects of their dishes, the correct use of knives and equipment, the neatness of their working area and the range of skills used. And, of course, the quality of the finished dishes! The judges were treated to a superb range of cuisines, ranging from burgers to scallops. The desserts included chocolate brownies and chocolate tart.

Congratulations to Charlie John-Smith who made it through to district final

The professional judges from the Fleur de Lys, Shaftesbury and The Grosvenor Arms in Shaftesbury had their work cut out, but the eventual winners were Charlie John-Smith in the Senior Competition and Evie Brown in the Intermediate/Junior Competition. They will now progress to the Rotary Young Chef District Final to meet area winners from across the region on 11 March at South Downs College in Portsmouth.

The event was run by Shaftesbury Rotary Club in partnership with Shaftesbury School.
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